THE HEBREW BIBLE (TANAKH) 1

THE HEBREW BIBLE or TANAKH

The Order Of The Books Of The Hebrew Scriptures

Torah - The Law

Bereishit ― Genesis

Shemot ― Exodus

Vayikra ― Leviticus

Bamidbar ― Numbers

Devarim ― Deuteronomy

Nevi'im - The Prophets

Yehoshua ― Joshua

Shoftim ― Judges

Shmuel I ― 1 Samuel

Shmuel II ― 2 Samuel

Melachim I ― 1 Kings

Melachim II ― 2 Kings

Yeshayahu ― Isaiah

Yirmiyahu ― Jeremiah

Yechezkiel ― Ezekiel

Treisar - The Minor Prophets

Hosea ― Hosea

Yoel ― Joel

Amos ― Amos

Obadiah ― Ovadiah

Jonah ― Yonah

Michah ― Micah

Nachum ― Nahum

Chavakuk ― Habakkuk

Tzefaniah ― Zephaniah

Chaggaii ― Haggai

Zechariah ― Zechariah

Malachi ― Malachi

K'tuvim - The Writings

Tehillim ― Psalms

Mishlei ― Proverbs

Iyov ― Job

Megilot

Shir Hashirim ― Song of Songs

Rut ― Ruth

Eichah ― Lamentations

Kohelet ― Ecclesiastes

Esther ― Esther

Daniel ― Daniel

Ezra ― Ezra

Nechemiah ― Nehemiah

Divrei Hayamim I ― 1 Chronicles

Divrei Hayamim II ― 2 Chronicles

Tanakh is the encompassing names for the Jewish scriptures, the corpus of literature that is known to Christians as the Old Testament. The word Tanakh is an acronym for the three sections of the scriptures, Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets) and K'tuvim (Writings).

The Torah (Law), contains what are often termed the Five Books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy). The Jewish biblical story tells that their god dictated the Torah in its entirety to Moses during Israel's wanderings in the desert on their way from Egyptian. Torah tells stories of the Israelite nation from the creation of the world through Moses' death just prior to the children of Israel's entrance into Canaan.

The Nevi'im (Prophets) contains books relating some historical along with prophecies from the time of the entry of the Israelites into Canaan until their exile at the hands of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar in circa 586 BCE. The Nevi'im Rishonim (early prophets), which present the history of Israel, include Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings. The Nevi'im Aharonim (late prophets) contain the prophecies of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel as well as the twelve minor prophets, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

The K'tuvim (Writings) is a collection of the last books to be included in the Hebrew canon ― containing Israelite literature, history, poetry and stories. The first three books, Psalms, Proverb and Job compose three fourths of canonized Israelite wisdom literature. The fourth book, Ecclesiastes, is part of the next section of the writings, the five scrolls, which also include The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations and Esther. The book of Daniel presents some of the history of the exiles in Babylonia, but is most noted being the only sample of apocalyptic tales in the canon. K'tuvim ends with the books of Ezra, Nehemiah and Chronicles that give alternative accounts of the history of Israel and fill out the history through the return from exile and the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.

DISCLAIMER:

Citation of Hebrew scripture and sources in articles or analyses is not in any way an acceptance, approval or validation of the Jewish religion, its works or scriptures. The Hebrew bible, like the Christian New Testament, is fictitious; From a 6-day creation of the universe; a cunning, walking, talking snake; big fish tales; world flood and an "Invisible Man in the Sky" ― it is all fiction, a bold sham perpetrated on mankind.

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